Maxwell Class Notes
Bruce Dearstyne ’74 Ph.D. (Hist)
just published a new book, "The Crucible of Public Policy: New York Courts in the Progressive Era" (SUNY Press, 2022). The book describes the story of New York State courts, specifically the Court of Appeals in its discussion and decision making of key state statutes. Dearstyne specializes in New York state history. He has also published "The Spirit of New York: Defining Events in the Empire State’s History, second edition" (SUNY Press, 2022), which describes New York state history in 19 key events from founding to present day.
Benjamin Diokno ’81 Ph.D. (Econ)
is the fifth governor of the Bangkok Sentral ng Pilipinas and has begun his term as secretary for the department of finance in the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Mark Emmert ’76 M.P.A./ ’83 Ph.D. (PA)
recently retired as president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, a position he held since 2010
Camila Urbina Escobar ’17 M.P.A./M.A. (IR)
married fellow alumnus Maxwell Rupersburgh ’16 M.P.A. in Cartagena, Columbia, on June 25, 2022.
Aleksei Filippov ’07 M.A. (IR)
leads the project management department at Milrem Robotics, a company based in Tallinn, Estonia, that aims to provide innovative robotics for challenging environments.
Patrick Fiorenza ’11 M.P.A.
has joined Research and Marketing Strategies Inc. as the research analytics manager. Research and Marketing Strategies is a market research and healthcare consulting firm located in Central New York.
Margaret FitzPatrick ’88 B.A. (PSt)
was appointed to the board of directors of AN2 Therapeutics, a biomedical company based in Menlo Park, Calif., that develops treatments for rare, chronic and serious infectious diseases.
Ian Forsyth ’96 J.D./M.A. (IR)
started a job as professor of national security studies at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C.
Emma Goldbas ’14 B.A. (Anth/IR)
is the director of operations at The Potter’s House, a Washington, D.C., bookstore focused on solidarity, justice, spirituality and care for the earth. The bookstore also runs a soup kitchen and has educational programming.
John Hall ’00 M.P.A.
is the new director of the city of Spokane’s Neighborhood, Housing and Human Services division and oversees the city’s housing, homelessness and community development initiatives.
Andrea Hickerson ’01 B.A. (IR)
was named dean of the School of Journalism and New Media at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Miss.
Megan Joyce ’22 M.P.A.
is a communications officer for Reverse the Red, a global movement led by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums, that organizes conservation efforts and supports international biological diversity.
Leo Kanawada Jr. ’65 M.A. (Hist)
has published a new book, "George Clinton: An American Founding Father and American Independence" (AuthorHouse, 2022)
Zeina Koinis ’09 M.P.A.
is the leading managing director of Definitive Results, a marketing consulting firm based in Leesburg, Va.
Amy Stormes Kremenek ’11 E.M.P.A.
was named the fifth president of Tompkins Cortland Community College in Dryden, N.Y.
Jeffrey Patrick Kurkjian ’15 B.A. (PSc)
was named the new co-host of the Andie Summers Morning Show on 92.5 WXTU-FM in Philadelphia.
Raymond Levine ’18 B.A. (PSt/PSc)
is starting his last semester at the University of Michigan Law School and is managing executive editor of the Michigan Journal of Race & Law, Volume 27. He is currently a research assistant for Professor Patrick Barry in the legal writing department.
John Mandyck ’89 B.A. (PSt)/ ’92 M.P.A.
published an article in the Harvard Business Review titled “What If Banks Had to Disclose the Climate Impact of Their Investments.” Mandyk is the CEO of Urban Green Council, a visiting scientist at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and an adjunct faculty member for the University of Connecticut School of Business.
Jonathan Edelberto Martinex ’14 B.A. (IR/PSt/PSc)
is head of U.S. federal affairs for Haleon, a healthcare company based in Washington, D.C. He previously served as the director of federal government affairs at GlaxoSmithKline, a global biopharma company.
Adam Miller ’19 M.A. (IR)
is a research analyst at the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project, an organization that tracks political violence globally.